Washington has been wrestling with a new term that
describes an old threat. “Sharp power,” as coined by Christopher Walker and
Jessica Ludwig of the National Endowment for Democracy (writing for
ForeignAffairs.com and in a longer report), refers to the information warfare
being waged by today’s authoritarian powers, particularly China and Russia.

IN12– Harrell,
Peter; Zarate, Juan. HOW TO
SUCCESSFULLY SANCTION NORTH KOREA: A LONG-TERM STRATEGY FOR WASHINGTON AND ITS
ALLIES (Foreign Affairs, January 24, 2018, 7 pages)성공적인북핵제재방법: 워싱턴과그동맹국을위한장기전략-Contact American Center
for print

North Korea’s nuclear program
represents potentially the greatest national security challenge the United
States faces today—one that will require the effective deployment of all types
of national power. Done effectively, a long-term sanctions strategy has the
potential to be a central element of a peaceful solution. In recent memory, sanctions
and financial pressure often have been misunderstood and underestimated in
their ability to achieve diplomatic results. Now is the time for urgency in the
attempt to change behavior and avert war.

At least for the moment, Kim Jong-un has shifted gears
from missile-testing to peace-talking. On Monday, he offered to discuss with
South Korea the need for a peaceful winter Olympic atmosphere on the Korean
peninsula. But to what end?

IN14 – Klingner, Bruce.NO, THE OLYMPICS WILL NOT DEFUSE THE NORTH KOREA CRISIS (Heritage Foundation, February 20, 2018, 4 pages) 올림픽은북한위기를해결하지못할것이다. - Click here for available text on the
InternetPyongyang still refuses to abandon its nuclear arsenal or
start a dialogue with the United States.The Congressional
Research Service estimates that a conflict on the Korean Peninsula would leave
"between 30,000 and 300,000 dead" in the first days of fighting. Launching
a preemptive military strike, without any indication that a North Korean attack
is imminent, would be an even bigger mistake.

Kenneth Frazier’s story is far from that of a typical CEO. He grew up in
a tough inner-city neighborhood in Philadelphia. His education focused on a
career in the legal field. And he is one of a tiny number of African-American
CEOs in the Fortune 500.

EC12– Rapoza, Kenneth. WHAT SOUTH KOREA'S OLYMPIC GAMES MEAN FOR INVESTORS (Forbes, January 25, 2018, various
pages) 2018 평창동계올림픽대회가투자자들에게주는의미- Click here for available text on the
InternetRoughly 30 years ago, South Korea was in a different place. It had just
finished its first ever Summer Olympics in 1988. Their government did not have the capital to
help fund its athletes and South Korean households didn't have the kind of
money they have now to spend on leisure and sporting activities. But times have
changed. Mostly everyone is familiar with Hyundai or has a Samsung smart phone.
South Korean incomes are the highest of any MSCI emerging market. There will be
no post-Olympics fallout like there was in Rio de Janeiro. The economy doesn't need
anymore drag than it already has.

EC13– Scola, Nancy. FACEBOOK’S
NEXT PROJECT: AMERICAN INEQUALITY (Politico, February 19, 2018, various
pages) 페이스북의차세대프로젝트: 미국불평등연구- Click here for available text on the
InternetFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is quietly cracking open his company's vast
trove of user data for a study on economic inequality in the U.S. — the latest
sign of his efforts to reckon with divisions in American society that the
social network is accused of making worse.

EC14– Keiser, Carol. WILL TRUMP END U.S.-KOREA TRADE HIS RED-STATE SUPPORTERS COUNT ON? (USA Today, February 9, 2018,
various pages) 트럼프미대통령은공화당텃밭붉은주 (red-state) 가기대하는한미간무역협정을끝낼것인가? - Click here for available text on the
InternetJust about everybody in the American food business already appreciates
the vibrant market of South Korea. Last year, we exported more than $6 billion
in farm products to it. Beef led the way, but corn, fruit and pork were key
exports as well. The host of this year’s Winter Olympics is now the
sixth-largest destination for our agricultural exports. Much of our recent
success come from the free-trade agreement negotiated by the Bush and Obama
administrations — a bipartisan deal that has made it easier for goods and
services to flow between our countries.

EC15– Stangarone, Troy. SOUTH KOREA IS TRUMP’S ONE BRIGHT SPOT ON TRADE (The Diplomat, February 9, 2018,
various pages) 트럼프미대통령의무역희망, 대한민국- Click here for available text on the
InternetWhen it comes to international trade there have been few bright spots for
U.S. President Donald Trump. After his first year in office the U.S. trade
deficit has continued to expand and talks to renegotiate “bad trade deals” such
as NAFTA and bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States have largely
stalled. In contrast, despite the rhetoric from Trump that the U.S.-South Korea
free trade agreement (the KORUS FTA) is a “horrible” deal, U.S. trade with
South Korea is one of the few bright spots for Trump after a year in office.

US11 – Fry, Richard. MORE ADULTS NOW SHARE THEIR LIVING
SPACE, DRIVEN IN PART BY PARENTS LIVING WITH THEIR ADULT CHILDREN (Pew
Research Center, January 31, 2018, 3 pages) 부모품으로파고드는미국의젊은이들-Click here for available text on the Internet

American adults are increasingly sharing a home with other adults with
whom they are not romantically involved. This arrangement, known as “doubling
up” or shared living, gained notice in the wake of the Great Recession, and
nearly a decade later, the prevalence of shared living has continued to grow.

The millennial generation, over 75 million strong is America’s
largest—eclipsing the current size of the postwar baby boom generation.
Millennials make up nearly a quarter of the total U.S. population, 30 percent
of the voting age population, and almost two-fifths of the working age
population.

There are many logistical hurdles on the road to college: financial aid
forms, admissions essays, letters of recommendation, and entrance exams. There
are dozens of details to remember, deadlines to meet, forms to complete, and fees
to pay.Parents who have gone through
this themselves, and have the time and resources, can coach their children
through this process.Other kids are
largely on their own.

The Article Alert is produced monthly by
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Public Diplomacy Section, U.S. Embassy Seoul. It offers
abstracts of current articles, mostly from U.S. publications
and by U.S. authors, highlighting significant issues in five
major areas of international or U.S. domestic affairs.